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My original plan for Club Carlson Free Fridays was to redeem my two Free Friday nights for The May Fair London and Radisson Blu Champs Elysees. This morning I discovered a glitch in my plan when I tried to redeem one of my Free Friday certificates for Radisson Blu Champs Elysees Paris. Friday E-Certs are…

One of the main strategies I use for discount hotel rates is to survey room rates and book the best flexible cancellation deal I can locate as soon as I start planning a trip. Currently I have about 40 hotel reservations in Europe across many hotel chains for three trips with six weeks of hotel…

A new global promotion for Club Carlson members launched today for Double Points (40 points/$1) or Double Elite Nights for stays November 1 to December 31. You must register and choose your earning style for 2x points or 2x nights before your stays count. I have paid stays with Club Carlson coming up next month…

Club Carlson has a 3-day flash sale June 14-16 for 75% bonus points on any purchase. This reduces the price from $7 per 1,000 points to $4.00 per 1,000 points. There is a 40,000 points purchase limit for the 75% bonus meaning you can buy up to 70,000 points for $280. This can be a…

Club Carlson has a limited time offer promotional 25% off weekends in Europe rate for stays Thursday through Sunday nights from April 28 to September 30, 2016. This rate is available for bookings through June 9 at participating hotels in Europe, Middle East and Africa using promotion code CC25WKD. Rates are prepaid and nonrefundable. Club…

Should you be worried about Club Carlson points after Chinese buyout of Carlson Hotels? In another major hotel chain acquisition, a deal for the buyout of Minnesota-based Carlson’s hotel division by China’s HNA Tourism Group was announced yesterday. Hotels change ownership all the time and generally there is little noticeable impact on the hotel guest.…

March 2016 holds some good offers for hotel travel with Marriott MegaBonus, IHG Rewards Club Accelerate, Choice Privileges 8,000 points after two stays. These can be low cost promotions for easy free hotel nights. Personally, I am still looking for a Marriott to start that promotion. Either there are no Marriott brand hotels present (Vilnius…

Club Carlson has a 10% to 25% points bonus offer on points purchases made by March 15, 2016 when you buy 3,000 to 40,000 points at the rate of $7.00 per 1,000 points. Buy 3,000 – 10,000 points and receive 10% more Buy 11,000 – 30,000 points and receive 15% more Buy 31,000 – 40,000…

Club Carlson has a limited time offer for 3rd night free at participating hotels in Europe, Middle East and Africa on weekend stays. Hotels in Europe I checked all required Thursday or Friday night arrival, even though the promotion states Friday and Saturday night arrivals for Europe. Book and stay at a participating hotel from…